Potato in Hot Garlic Sauce 鱼香土豆

Yu Xiang is one of most well-known sauces used in Sichuan cuisine. Yu Xiang, literally “fish fragrance”, refers to the sweet, sour and spicy sauce in which meat or vegetables are cooked. This Sichuan classic doesn’t actually contain fish. Instead, its seasoning mixture replicates the traditional flavouring for Sichuan fish dishes, and is prepared using ginger and garlic with sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and chili peppers. I made this dish for dinner, it disappeared fast.

1: Peel off potato skin, rinse and pat dry with a paper towel. (You can leave the skin on if you prefer). Cut each potato in 3 equal portions lengthwise then cut into 3-4 equal-size cubes (Picture 1). Place all ingredients of Ingredient 4) in a bowl, mix well and set aside (Picture 2).
2: In a non-stick sauté pan, add 1.5 tbsp olive oil and potato cubes (Picture 3), cook on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes until the side turns golden brown. Turn over cook for 3-4 minutes again for each side (Picture 4).